Sims was shot dead early Friday morning in Baton Rouge outside of a fraternity party, after an argument turned to a fistfight and then a gunshot was fired, police said.

He later died at a hospital. An autopsy Friday determined he died of a gunshot to the head that traveled into his neck, said East Baton Rouge Coroner Dr. Beau Clark.

Sims, an LSU junior, was born in Winter Park, Florida then moved to Baton Rouge. Before LSU, he attended University Laboratory School. He was the 2014-2015 Louisiana Gatorade Player of the Year and was chosen for the First Team All-State selection.